The girl moved her arms as she walked to the window.

The original torn clothes seem to have been repaired by something, and they are being restored little by little.

As if attracted by the starry sky outside the window, her white fingers slid lightly over the glass, looking as if she was playing with the stars on her fingertips.

Through the thick glass, the girl stared at the dark night sky.

Most girls have dreams like this, right? But......

Are you still qualified to have such a dream?

She bit her lip.

When the window was opened, the strong wind characteristic of the upper floors poured into the room like a flood water bursting the embankment, blowing the girl's long hair.

She took a deep breath and did something jaw-dropping.

Stepping on the windowsill, the girl leaped down to the earth, which was as brilliant as a star, adorned with artificial light.

Hula-

The girl's long black hair spread out like a pair of huge black wings.

It was like trying to gather up the night, and the black hair that turned into wings flapped gently.

Change the wind pressure to provide lift. Surrounded by black wings, she slowly lowered to the ground.

Finally, her feet were on the ground.

But at the same time, mutations are born.

"Bang!" There was a thud on the ground, and a figure burrowed into her arms with a strange roar.

This was not a sign of intimacy, for something as violent as the wind erupted at great distance.

In terms of its impact, it is likely that even the concrete wall will be destroyed in an instant. But the girl only took a step back, unscathed.

The reason for this scene was a girl who looked to be only about 12 years old. In the hands of this young girl, who still looks a little young, something like the wind is condensed.

"Really...... I thought it was like I could play crazy for a while after the exam, but I didn't expect to encounter such a job, and I exceeded the score. Forget it, no matter, it's good to find a movie theater to watch it after you're done. ”

"Are you ......" The girl's eyes widened slightly when she saw the face of the person who came.

"Huh? Super weird? Do you know me? ”

"Huh...... Hehehe......" The girl put her little finger to her mouth and sucked gently, smiling lazily and sluttyly, like a yinluan witch. "Silk Banner loves classmates the most, do you want to be eaten so much?"

The long black hair spread out like a dark cloud, and a strange sense of oppression arose.

The girl, who was about 12 years old, involuntarily took a few steps back in a row.

What is the sudden feeling that you are facing something that is not human at all, and that is beyond human imagination?

Behind the extreme weirdness, there is a kind of fear that makes people tremble from the heart.

(That's ...... What kind of monster? ）

Nitrogen gas gathers in front of the 12-year-old girl to form a defensive shield, and although her protection can be automatically deployed after the "plan", this strange psychological oppression forces her to face this danger in the most reassuring form.

The two girls confronted each other in this way, until the screeching of brakes shattered the silence.

A black luxury motorhome forced the brakes in an almost unreasonable manner, and the body slid sideways for a considerable distance before coming to a stop on the side of the two men.

As if ignoring the two powerful people, a girl stepped out of the back seat of the car.

The girl's outfit was a sailor's suit that didn't match the luxury of the RV at all. He has black hair that is longer than his shoulder blades, and his bangs are all tied back with a headband, making it look like he deliberately shows his forehead.

This girl feels a little older than the two people present, and has a very strong senior sister temperament.

"Alright, that's it."

The girl clapped her hands gently.

"What's going on? It's not the same as saying yes. ”

"What's different? Don't be presumptuous, from the very beginning I said that it was just a cooperation, and it was up to me to judge whether the cooperation was completed or not. ”

"You ......"

"Why do you have this expression? I feel like you've done what I've asked for, what else are you not satisfied with? By the way, the money has been sent, let's go. Unless......" she looked at the girl, "you want to continue this communication with her, then I have no objection. ”

"Hmph, that's super boring. In that case, let her go. ”

The 12-year-old girl turned around with an unhappy expression.

"Actually, you were let go. Am I right? ”

The senior sister of the sailor suit is a beautiful girl who said to the girl casually.

This senpai-like girl doesn't seem to be a dangerous person. At least, it's certainly not as dangerous as yourself. But there seems to be an incredible feeling surrounding her.

Not knowing what to say, she didn't manage to grasp the situation. But at this time, the beautiful girl from the senior sister department turned around and opened the car door.

"Get in the car, let's go somewhere."

The girl looked at her with strange and wary eyes, and the girl only sighed softly.

"I guess there's someone you should apologize to, right?"

The girl's heart throbbed.

"If that's what you think, then let me be."

The girl said.

There were no superfluous words, and no reason was spoken, and there was always an indescribable meaning in the girl's words.

She seemed to know something, understand something. But it seemed to be very different from what she knew, what she knew.

It's like some kind of dull color coming out of the deep darkness. It's so close to the darkness, but it's very different from it.

In an indescribable confusion, the girl asked a question.

"You...... Who is it? ”

The girl sitting in the car closed her eyes and tilted her head weakly, as if she had heard something very boring.

"Yunchuan Qinya, just a boring 'wise man'."

In the words, it really seems to be full of boring emotions.

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The 10th school district,It's an unnoticed area in the school city.。

Land is cheap, but there is a large concentration of research facilities. Why is this happening? The reason for this is evident from the names of these facilities.

Institute of bacteriology, experimental waste incineration landfill, blah blah blah......

The tenth school district is the representative of the end of the school's urban roots.

It is also the location of the only cemetery in the school city.。

Those who come and go to the cemetery at night are either the cemetery keepers or simply have brain problems. But obviously, Yunchuan Qinya and the girl are not either of the two.

They are now standing in front of a brand new tombstone. The last line on the tombstone was yesterday......

Touching the name on the tombstone, the girl's lips moved palely, as if to say something. However, no one could hear clearly.

"It's not complete, but it's still a good job."

Yunchuan Qinya seemed to sort out the words in her mind before finally saying so.

"I'm sorry...... I'm sorry...... Sorry ......"

The girl sobbed softly and kept murmuring.

This tomb is both the beginning and the result of her nightmare.

The girl's sobbing grew louder and louder, and finally turned into a cry of pain.

"Wait for me outside."

Yunchuan Qinya waved her hand to the men who accompanied her.

"But Miss Yunchuan, our mission is to ......"

"Huh? Can't you understand me? ”

The girl who claimed to be a wise man turned her head to look at the men. Just by looking at it, the men felt as if they were facing some bottomless foreign object.

But Yun Chuan just continued in a relaxed tone.

"Use your brains to think about the dregs you saw yesterday in 'that place'. Do you really think you're going to be able to protect me from the guy who made that 'work'? It's good to have dreams, but there's a limit to daydreaming, right? Fools. ”

The men all shuddered involuntarily.

What you see in "that place", those "works" that are enough to make everyone's hearts tremble and vomit......

A small part of those "works" is now buried under that tombstone.

It was definitely not a place they could step into......

"I'm sorry! Miss Yunchuan, let's go. ”

The men were quickly gone, as if they were about to run away.

The colors in the darkness are definitely not something that anyone can touch, nor is anyone dare to touch them.

Yunchuan Qinya stood aside, waiting for the girl to stop crying. She seemed bored, but she also seemed interested.

"You ...... No, what exactly do you want to do? ”

I don't know how long it has been, but the girl who finally stopped crying asked.

"It depends on what you want to do."

Yun Chuan gave a reply that seemed very casual. But she immediately found that the girl obviously didn't understand what she meant very well, and in fact, no one could say that she could necessarily keep up with Yun Chuan's thinking. Yun Chuan, who noticed this, sighed as if he was really bored this time.

"I ask you, since you have accepted such a 'Gift', don't you plan to give a 'Gift' in return?"

“……”

"You should already know your value. Don't be in a hurry to deny it, the final 'fruit' can only be with you who leave last, and I don't believe you will give it to someone else, even your junior who is great in my opinion. I've always suspected that your original intention might have been that way, but for now......"

Yun Chuan glanced at the girl meaningfully, in exchange for the girl's gaze staring at her.

“…… Yes. ”

In the end, the girl said as if she had given up something.

She placed her hand on her abdomen, and her white fingers sank into it surprisingly. Eventually, she pulled out a small emerald green crystal from her body.

The idea of imprinting data on multi-faceted crystals comes from Richard Feynman's famous prediction in 1959 -

"The information contained in all the books in the world, which has been carefully accumulated by man, can be written into a small cube of material only two hundredth and one inch long, which is the smallest volume of dust that the human eye can see."

Now,School City has turned this prophecy into reality.,The principle is somewhat similar to recording information on a CD.。 With just one difference, the information it stores may be in a quantum superposition of both "0" and "1", which means that its information bit is a qubit. It is a redesigned quantum storage system that can only be read by a quantum computer.

This is a new technology in the school city,Such a small crystal,It's enough to carry all the text、Video and audio and all other information in the entire national database。

Including the truth of the "experiment", but also the true value and connotation of the girl's ability that was accidentally discovered......

"In exchange, I have a request ......"

She believes that this is a "wealth" that no one in the school city can ignore.

However......

"Oh, that's all the 'experimental' stuff?" Yun Chuan said nonchalantly, "You can keep it, I have no interest in it at all, and I don't want to listen to any of your requests." ”

Her words were so unexpected that the girl was completely stunned.

"I've made it very clear, don't you understand?" You should already know your value', 'What I want to do depends on what you want to do', and, 'Since you have received such a 'gift', are you not going to give a 'gift' back?' ”

Yun Chuan amusefully repeated what he had said, word by word.

It was only then that the girl finally understood what she meant.

From the very beginning, Yunchuan did not have any lies. She goes straight to the point very clearly and directly, with full sincerity. It's just because I think too much that I can't understand her true meaning.

"If you want to die, I won't stop you. But I thought, do you have something to do before you die? In my opinion, the answer is obvious. At least I don't think you would have survived until now if you really wanted to die. ”

Yun Chuan said lightly. But this time, in contrast to her casual tone, her words seemed to contain some real feelings.

She held out her right hand to the girl.

"So now, as the 'boundary of the soul and flesh', the answer is?"

There is nothing wrong with the girl's feeling, the girl in front of her is the color that shines through the darkness.

The closest to darkness, but very different from it. Like the last color that appears outside the horizon of a black hole. as blood and as the color of a flame.

When the girl held her outstretched hand, Yun Chuan smiled. It's like a senior sister who can calm down a crying child.,Smile gently but awe-inspiring.。

"Welcome to Midori, our 'Lawyer'."

(Note: Midori, the Japanese word for "green", is also the pronunciation of the name "Bi".) ）

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Note: "Brilliant Darkness" is a special chapter, has no continuity, and is second only to "A Quarter of the Events".